“If the Ship is overloaded and it becomes heavy then it is bound to sink,” senior Meghalaya BJP legislator A. L. Hek said on Friday. In the backdrop of growing political consolidation and shifting loyalties within Meghalaya’s Assembly, he underlined that the influx of leaders into ruling the National People’s Party (NPP) reflects a recurring pattern in Indian politics where power attracts alignment, but cautioned that such movements do not necessarily translate into electoral success.
“As NPP is having majority marks in the Assembly with several legislators merging with the ruling NPP, he said if you say they have majority, any rulling party, not only this time, earlier as well during the regime change of Congress as well, if you are in power then every body are attracted to join the political party in power. only ex MLAs or MLAs joining any political party, doesn’t mean they are winning,” he said.
Framing electoral politics as a complex and multi-layerled process, Hek emphasised that outcomes are ultimately determined by the electorate rather than political arithmetic driven by defections or high-profile entries.
“There are other political parties also they have the same way. But only ex MLAs or MLAs joining any political party, doesn’t mean they are winning. There is lot of calculation in politics, politics is not a simple calculation, there is a lot of calculation to be a winnable candidate. Every body is working hard but the guarantee is not in the hand of political parties, it is in the hand of people as people elects MLAs. People elected us,” he said.
On the broader electoral trend, Hek reiterated that defections remain an entrenched feature across parties, particularly during election cycles, and are not limited to any one political organisation.
“In every political party, not only in NPP or BJP, Congress or UDP, during elections you will see lot of ‘Ayaram Gayaram’ will take place. That cannot be avoided,” he said.
Reaffirming the BJP’s organisational strategy, he added that the party continues to focus on strengthening its internal structure and grassroots network to remain electorally competitive.
“BJP has its own way of organising the political party, how to strengthen itself,” he said.
